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Because they all weren't up to the task. There are clearly things wrong at the club but they've all been backed and all responsible for their own failures.Quote:
Originally Posted by White Horse
Not sure what sacking Nusty will achieve, mind. We're out of Europe and he had us more or less on course to scrape a European place. There's nobody superior without a job that I can see to replace him.
Maybe, but surely Pete Mahon would find Tallaght more attractive than Drogheda? That's just one off the top of my head. Or Brian Kerr (if media obligations allowed)Quote:
Originally Posted by Charlie Darwin
Pete wouldn't offer anything different from Nutsy.
I have a lot of time for Kerr but there's more chance of him taking the Faroes to the World Cup than there is him taking any role at Rovers again.
I can't see the shamrock board having the balls/brains to do it but Martin Russell is absolutely the right man for the job.
His team's are ridiculously entertaining which would get the crowds back to tallaght and he'd rather work with the promising youngfellas you have and a spine of established players than some of the pick pockets you have masquerading around the field.
Plus rovers have the resources to either provide him with an assistant to teach fellas how to defend or defenders good enough that they don't need teaching.
Plus he'd be cheap.
It'd be interesting to see Rusty at a bigger club alright - whether it works would come down to whether he'd win 3-2 every game or just draw 2-2.
Again? Wasn't aware he was with Rovers before?Quote:
Originally Posted by Charlie Darwin
I always found Fenlon a boring manager, his teams were always sent out to play safe and hold what we have mentality. The Shamrock Rovers model was always seen as an attractive draw for clubs all over the country, but over the years other than the Bohs derby games it has lost a lot of its attraction especially in the last couple of years.
I know the club are working behind the scene to establish the club for the future but as usual the fans expect a bit of entertainment for their entrance money.
Ian Barraclough in with a shout I wonder?
Roy Hodgsons looking a job :)
Remember hearing that Russell was shortlisted when Crolly got the job so maybe. Might Buckley be a potential replacement ? Seems to be going nowhere fast with Pats and might suit both parties to se him move on, purely speculation mind.Quote:
Originally Posted by Lim till i die
No one really cares what the football is like when they're winning. O'Neills team were very effective but not great to watch and they were getting huge crowds.Quote:
Originally Posted by nr637
Rovers do appear to be at sea at the moment, best summed up by the final two sentences of their press release.
"There will be no further comment from the club on this matter.
A further statement will follow from the club in due course.”
Exactly. Results massively outweigh style in terms of importance with the vast majority of fans.
Astonished to see Russell linked, Limerick may be flying now but they should be with a full time set up and a budget way in excess of any other first division club. But when it mattered last year he got them relegated.
I hope Russell gets the job, and I can't wait to play his Rovers team.
Russell will have them bottom of the table for the fist half of the season. They will rally in the second half of the season, and may stay up. If not, they will light up the first division.Quote:
Originally Posted by El-Pietro
They'll light up the first division while still conceding a goal a game with a Premier Division squad.Quote:
Originally Posted by White Horse
In fairness, Russell won the First Division with us in his first season, ahead of Shels and Fingal and with a team that had less than 100 league appearances between them at the start of the season.Quote:
Originally Posted by Mr A
Then the next season, we were top half of the Premier. And then the budget got slashed and we started leaking goals...
But on balance, he's done ok in management so far; no reason he shouldn't be linked to the Rovers job.
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Originally Posted by White Horse
Comments from club are very clear;
First comment means the club won't be making any further statements re exit of Fenlon.
Second comment means in due course the club will make a statement who is taking over as his replacement.
Hope that helps
Obviously notQuote:
Originally Posted by Calcio Jack
Otherwise it would not need your helpful clarification
Maybe, maybe not. We're still winning, going for 3 in a row but our crowds are down. Now is that to do with complacency or the fact that we're not tearing teams apart as often this season? Obviously we'll never know for sure but it amazes me that more people don't want to see this team, if you've supported the club for more than 10 years you'd walk over hot coals to see us dominate a game and win 1-0.Quote:
Originally Posted by Nah Nah Nah Nah
It seems that people won't show up if you lose regularly but are just as likely not to show up if you win regularly!